Riedenburger historisches Emmer Bier
Riedenburger Brauhaus
0,5l 5.1%




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmer
www.emmerbier.de



I found this bottle in the local eco-fair trade- whatever Supermarket and I liked the label (As I am collecting those I had to get it)
I originally thought that Emmer is the name of the brewery but once I started my research I found that it is indeed the name of a VERY old grain...I also found some mouthblown beerglasses in a fleamarket shop for 2 euros .. you can see it in the picture. This held a lot of yeast which I had to get detached from the bottom of the bottle first.. pouring this filled the room with a yeasty smell... not my most favorite... also the color reminds me of a dark yeast beer...it had a rich creamy caramelish head of foam which dissipated semi fast.. but that could be because of the glas. Olfactoric this is rather neutral. It smells fresh, not as yeasty as I thought... the color still is sorta eww.... like mixing cola with orangejuice or very lightly brewed coffee... let's try this.. rather sour with bread tones.. not at all what I had expected. As it is lacking the yeast taste again.. so definitely not like a dark yeast. I like the bread taste in it I must say. It is crisp and tart it actually partly reminds me of Berliner Weisse... Weird. It's a definite summer beer that holds different interesting layers and a huge surprise.
-DMW

Eisgrub Märzen

Coming with a fine small foam, this Märzen was bought by me in a local brew-pub which I used to frequent a lot while I was still actively studying... The unfiltered beauty has a long lasting very fine white foam.
It smells fresh and crisp with some fruity yeasty side tones. Colorwise there is a slight red hue but it is far away from the usual red color a Märzen would have. Like most beers brewed directly at the point of sale it is very fresh and slightly fruity. It's perfect to take the thirst and starts the wish for more.... another favorite I have... a rare gem that I almost had forgotten about.
-DMW